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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9. 191a.

Patented June 10, 1919.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OLIVER EDGINGTON CONNER, JR., 0F HARTWELL, OHIO.

GUN-SIGHT.

Application filed February 9. 1918.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OLIVER EDciNe'roN CONNER, J r., a citizen of the United States, residing in Hartwell, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Gun-Sights, of which the following is a specification.

An object of my invention is to produce an improved gun sight in which greater accuracy and ease of sighting is attainable than with other gun sights known to me.

This and other objects are attained in the gun sight described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a fragmental elevation of a gun having a sight embodying my invention mounted thereon and shown in section, portions of the gun also being broken away and shown in section to more fully disclose the construction of my improved sight.

Fig. 2 is a somewhat diagrammatic view of a sight embodying my invention and illustrating the manner of using it.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the front element of my improved gun sight, looking from the rear.

Fig. 4 is a similar view of the front element, looking from the front.

Figs. 5 and'6 are views of a modified form of front element.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the rear element of my improved gun sight.

Fig. 8 is a front elevation of the rear element.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a detail of my improved gun sight.

I will first describe the front element.

This element consists of an annular member 10 having a block 11 attached thereto and mounted in a slot cut in the top surface of the gun barrel 12. Ring 10 is convex on its front face and concave on its rear face and is provided with a tapered and relatively large aperture 13, the taper of the aperture being such that the rear diameter is larger than the front diameter. This rear element consists of an annular member 14 mounted upon a block 15, which is secured to a spring 16, the opposite end of the spring being provided with a block 17 which is mounted in a slot provided in the top of the barrel adjacent to its rear end. Block 15 is provided with a wedge shaped under surface ada ted to be engagedbynotches l8' in a li ing wedge 19 which is reciprocally mounted in Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 10, 1919.

Serial No. 216.163.

a slot 20 provided in the top of the gun barrel. Over annular member 14 I have provided a curved shield 21 which aids in protecting the eye from strong light in the sighting operation. Annular member 14 is provided with an aperture similar to the aperture of member 10, but aperture 22 is somewhat smaller than aperture 13 and is also tapered. The taper extends in an opposite direction to that of aperture 13, the larger diameter being located on the front of annular member 14. This provides a peep sight opening at the rear of member 14.

In the modified form of my invention, illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, I have disclosed a ring in which both the front and rear faces are provided with concave surfaces adapted to form a single edge opening 23 if the middle of the members as disclosed in In using my improved sight the gunner brings his eye to position back of shield 21 as shown in Fig. 2. He then sights through aperture 22 around the periphery of member 10 as indicated by lines A and B in Fig. 2. This visualization of the object to be sighted, merely locates it approximately so that the accurate sighting of the gun may be easily accomplished by bringing the line of vision through aperture 13 of member 10 as indicated by lines O and D in Fig. 2. This absolutely sights the gun. I have found that by means of my improved sight it requires but a moment of time to accurately sight the ob ject to be shot at, since it is first approximately located and then the attention of the gunner is instantly brought to the accurate sighting position through aperture 13 of member 10. Shield 21 protects the eye from any glaring light and aids materially in pre venting refraction by impingement of the outside light rays upon the retina of the eye. The conical shape of each of the apertures also contributes to more accurate sighting since the gunner has but one edge for each aperture and is consequently prevented from being confused as would be the case were the apertures of the same diameter at their front and rear ends. Inmfit'beconiesneeessa to sight objec at varying distances I have provided the usual means of elevating and; lowering the rear sight by noving wedge 19' to this positionw J What I claim is In combination with a gun, a front si hting member, and a rear. sighting mem er,

said front sighting member consisting of a disk having a shield extending toward the disk having an aperture therein, the peripheye of the gunner. 10 eries of the disk and aperture each present- In witness whereof, I aflix my signature ing a single edge for sighting purposes, said in the presence of two witnesses.

rear sighting member consisting of a disk OLIVER EDGINGTON GONNER, Ju. having an aperture therein, the periphery of Witnesses:

the aperture presenting a single edge for WILLIAM E. CASE,

sighting purposes, and the periphery of the C. M. BECHTEL.

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